The use of music with young children to improve sustained attention during a vigilance task in the presence of auditory distractions

Journal of Music Therapy

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 69-82

  Wolfe, David E ^a   Noguchi, Laura K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC   (United States)

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EID: 62949221959     PISSN: 00222917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmt/46.1.69     Document Type: Article

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